Wild Guides

"The Wild Guides will be enjoyed by everyone who hopes to find unspoiled places."-The Times (London)

An unrivalled series of illustrated guidebooks to the wild places far from home and work, the long walks, mountain hideaways, woods, moors, sea coasts and remote islands where travellers can still find a refuge from the modern world.

Each includes:

• Vivid descriptions of wild places by experienced travellers and writers • Detailed information on when to go, how to get there and where to stay •Eagle ratings to indicate degree of wildness • Activities: Exploring, birdwatching, biking, angling, caving, fishing, climbing, camping, hiking, riding, even ballooning. • Maps, color photos and artist's drawings of plants and animals in their habitats.

Wild BritainA Traveller's GuideDouglas BottingWild Britain is both a comprehensive guidebook and a personal introduction to the last outposts of wilderness in England, Scotland and Wales. It conveys the excitement of walking in wild places, the feel of the wind on your face, the water-l...$19.95

Wild IrelandATraveller's GuideBerndan Lehane; illustrated by photographs by Marc SchlossmanBrendan Lehane reveals in his witty and informative book that wild places still exist in rich abundance in Ireland. You can climb a mountain, bathe in a sea, watch thousands of birds co-existing on off-shore stacks, fish for salmon with a good chance...$19.95

Wild ItalyA Traveller's GuideTim Jepson"Turning a corner, I found three little old ladies sitting on a tree trunk. Dressed in their Sunday best and chattering away like small birds, oblivious to me and the mountains, they might well have been playing a hand of bridge."$19.95

Wild SpainATraveller's GuideFrederic V. GrunfeldDrive through the Sierra Morena in winter and hear the pebbles from swollen streams crashing on the car roof, bake by day in the mid-summer heat of Old Castle, unwind on a thyme-scented Guadalajara hillside to the flute-like tinkling of sheep bells a...$19.95